Yes, let’s do Buckingham. Only one (1) new GBG pub, but I haven’t been for years and I reckon I can stretch it out to 4. 3. 4 posts. Excitingly, the 49 minute journey from the Admiral Nelson (I’m driving since Mrs RM admitted on Untappd she’s a rubbish driver) takes me somewhere I’ve never… Continue reading LET’S DO BUCKINGHAM !
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
Not a great county for beer quality, or great pubs, outside the larger towns. So the lack of village pubs in my starting 5 in Lincs isn’t a surprise. At a push I’d have included Winterton’s George Hogg, a classy village pub just north of Scunthorpe that’s added Bass since my visit, but that was… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
January 2024. Braunston. Daventry. Mrs RM is a source of endless delight. Her excitement at finally releasing to the world her excellent travel blog (here), after a gestation priod longer than the third Blue Nile album, is a joy to behold. I shall overlook her gaining more blog views in one day than I managed… Continue reading MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
January 2024. Farnworth. Let’s complete a “county”, shall we. OK, it’s only Greater Manchester, generally a doddle as it’s my next county from home and I pop in there most months for haircuts and agonies at the Etihad. But my last tick is in Farnworth, part of Bolton, and a tricky little trip to the… Continue reading FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
Clickbait ! I thought Leicestershire would be a tough county to pick five sure fire winners in, but it was a doddle, even if you might find them surprisingly similar in style. Well, one of them doesn’t sell Bass. Whitwick (Greater Coalville) – Three Horseshoes (Polly’s) But Polly’s does, and on my visit with Life… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
You left me at the Bay Horse, on the edge of Rivington Reservoir. A lesser man would have taken the easy option and caught the No. 125 into Horwich, or even headed back to Adlington station and made the short hop to Blackrod (such evocative names). But not Retired Martin, oh no. Ignoring the drizzle,… Continue reading THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
January 2024. Heath Charnock, Chorley. I rather arrogantly assume I could tell you, or at least make up, some interesting perspectives on every part of the UK (bar the Shetlands; are the Shetlands part of the UK ?). But when Heath Charnock’s Bay Horse popped into the Beer Guide last autumn I genuine had no… Continue reading THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 19 – LANCASHIRE
Getting these “best of” posts out before midnight every day, on top of my incredibly busy days, is so stressful. I almost just picked five from Preston tonight; Black Horse, Old Vic, New Conti (for music), Vinyl Tap, Blue Bell, before remembering that Blackpool Jane would never speak to me again, But I will start… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 19 – LANCASHIRE
IT ALL GOES AWRY IN CHORLEY SPOONS
January 2024. Chorley. It was such a good plan. Ben’s Tap, the Flat Iron and Riley’s Taproom; 3 new Chorley GBG entries a minute apart. Fantastic ticking. Only Riley’s wasn’t open. Facebook said 1pm, What Pub said 2 pm, but it turned out the correct answer was 3 pm. And although the pinned post on… Continue reading IT ALL GOES AWRY IN CHORLEY SPOONS
“Are ya CAMRA ?”
January 2024 (though I fear I’ll be writing 2023 till at least the 12th so good job we don’t use cheques anymore). Chorley. I very nearly skipped the Flat Iron, as it used to be the Market Tavern, and professional tickers would consider it poor form to revisit a pub just because it had changed… Continue reading “Are ya CAMRA ?”
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